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Staff is requesting authorization to file a State Bicycle Transportation Account
(BTA) grant application for the 4th Street Community Corridor Bikeway Project.
The grant request is for $700,000 with a local match of $500,000 resulting in a
total project cost of $1,200,000. The local match will be funded through the City's
Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Since this project is identified on the CIP
"Priority Project" list, bond proceeds would also be eligible as matching funds.
The project includes installation of bike lanes, signage, traffic calming measures
such as bulbouts, ADA upgrades, lighting and landscaping to convert 4th Street
into a "Community Corridor", consistent with the City's General Plan Update and
recently adopted Bicycle Master Plan. Improvements will extend along 4th Street
from Roosevelt Avenue east to Harbison Avenue.
Council Resolution supporting the project, authorizing filing of the grant
application, and committing associated matching funds is required upon submittal
of the grant application. If grant funding is awarded, staff will return to Council to
accept the grant and assign the matching funds.